Postdoctoral Research Associate – Regional Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting
Core
Develop and operate the AIRPACT regional air quality forecast system using WRF–SMOKE–CMAQ modeling to provide daily pollutant concentration forecasts for the Pacific Northwest.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Atmospheric Modeling)
Builds
Operational air quality forecast system (AIRPACT) for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and surrounding regions
Domain
Environmental Science / Atmospheric Chemistry / Air Quality Modeling
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
3D chemical transport modeling, high-performance computing (Linux), Python, Fortran, R, shell scripting, peer-reviewed publication
Preferred skills
SMOKE emissions processing, CMAQ modeling, WRF meteorological modeling, automated forecast systems, machine learning for bias correction, model evaluation with satellite/ground data, emissions inventories
Responsibilities
Operate and evaluate the AIRPACT forecast system, collaborate with NW-AIRQUEST Consortium members, mentor graduate and undergraduate students
Seniority
Postdoctoral Research Associate
